History of Harrison County Ohio

Description

HARRISON COUNTY
,
OHIO
Early days in Harrison County, OH, and its various communities, including Cadiz, New Rumley, Freeport, Scio, Bowerston, Jewett, New Athens, Deersville, Hopedale and Harrisville, are recalled through a mixture of colorful tales and factual data in this
NEW
22 Page Booklet
of excerpts reproduced directly from the 1892 Centennial edition of Henry Howe's
Historical Collections of Ohio
,
The Ohio Guide
(1940) and other hard-to-find sources. The spiral-bound booklet is printed one-sided on quality paper with the fine print enlarged for easier reading.
A sheet of clear vinyl has been added to protect the front cover.
Illustrations
include the county buildings in Cadiz, drawn in 1846, and the birthplace of General Custer.
Among the many and diverse topics
covered in the booklet are: names of many early settlers, death of a boastful Indian, the Presbyterian Church at Beach Spring, the "Standing Stone", sheep production, Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton's early days, observations of a farmer and Gen. George Custer's birthplace and childhood.
Genealogy buffs
will find a list of 1888
county officers and businesses, and biographical material on Bishop Matthew Simpson, John Giles, John Bingham, Prof. David Christie and William Arnold, newspaper editor. A 1933 look at the history of newspapers in the county, information on the area from a 1940 WPA project, a map showing the 88 Ohio counties and a map of 1805 Ohio are also included.
Wouldn't this make a unique gift?